Posts by Wagstaff

I have read comments about the music on that last video -- I haven't had the sound on to hear it though.  I was running my music through the computer so... no youtube sound.   On the other hand, one thing I *like* about...

And I just found this today -- I love that he's using a longer petty for "everything", which is a way better answer my typing.  He uses a "pointer" grip (or whatever it's called) which.... I  had sort of thought was "wrong"...

Hi ruscal -- yes, that's a good video; I have the book, and the DVD (which is about 20 minutes) from which that video was lifted.  I think Weinstein is a good teacher, though adjustment to his tip-down bias has to be made when...

Unless things have changed since I last heard -- and it has been some years, anyway -- She is now Being Obeyed by someone who married her, alas.  From what I could tell, he's a very good cook indeed, too.  I'll stop here,...

Yes, good call -- what I knew of these steels came mostly from Spyderco. As a youngster I was interested in "martial bladecraft".  A long-dead interest, at this point, but I have more worser follies in m...

EDIT - double post somehow.  Speaking of writing too much...

Hi ruscal -- Originally, I got it because I cook unusually frequently with winter squashes or sweet potatoes or other things that tended to stick to the cook's knives; the blade profile has a lot less surface area for these things to...

It seems like a compound question.  That is, I don't know how to prevent the kurouchi finish from coming off (if that indeed is a problem -- I've seen one person say this on another forum, but not sure if this is a one-time...

Quote: Originally Posted by boar_d_laze  ... I find their "improvements" mystifying. My mystification doesn't mean I don't understand what New West is thinking in terms of a given design. Nor does it mean I don't...

Thanks phatch -- I'm not nearly knowledgeable enough about steels to be as snooty as I just was; and I'm sorry for the other overstatements.   I know they do other designs that look better.  That chopper almost looks like...